Tech Ops Job Trends in the South East

Technical Operations (TechOps)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Tech Ops skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 241 294 288
Rank change year-on-year +53 -6 +107
Permanent jobs citing Tech Ops 29 12 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.28% 0.13% 0.080%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% 0.15% 0.090%
Number of salaries quoted 17 7 2
10th Percentile - £36,250 £66,750
25th Percentile £31,500 £38,750 £69,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £42,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.41% -43.33% +17.65%
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,625 £81,875
90th Percentile £56,200 £70,000 £85,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £48,755 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.68% -11.36% +2.80%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Tech Ops falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,324 7,915 7,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.21% 88.16% 88.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,975 3,773 5,421
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Tech Ops
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Tech Ops relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Tech Ops job vacancy trend in the South East

Tech Ops
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Tech Ops.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Tech Ops

Tech Ops
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Tech Ops in the South East over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Tech Ops in the South East

Tech Ops
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tech Ops within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hampshire +49 20 £38,500 -9.41% 3
Thames Valley +11 7 £43,750 -39.66% 1
Buckinghamshire +8 4 £58,000 -
Oxfordshire +19 2 £29,500 -59.31%
Surrey +1 1 £50,000 +33.33% 4
West Sussex - 1 £75,000 - 1
Berkshire - 1 - - 1
Tech Ops
England

Tech Ops
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (10.34%) HCL Domino
1 3 (10.34%) HCL Notes
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.45%) AWS
2 1 (3.45%) Azure
2 1 (3.45%) OneDrive
2 1 (3.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (34.48%) Wireless
2 1 (3.45%) Firewall
2 1 (3.45%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Browser DevTools
1 1 (3.45%) JIRA
General
1 6 (20.69%) Social Skills
2 3 (10.34%) Advertising
2 3 (10.34%) Billing
2 3 (10.34%) Finance
3 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.45%) Environmental Health
3 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
3 1 (3.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (34.48%) IT Manager
2 8 (27.59%) Analyst
3 5 (17.24%) 2nd Line Support
3 5 (17.24%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
3 5 (17.24%) Support Analyst
3 5 (17.24%) Support Engineer
4 4 (13.79%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 4 (13.79%) 3rd Line Support
4 4 (13.79%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 4 (13.79%) Service Manager
4 4 (13.79%) Systems Engineer
4 4 (13.79%) Systems Support Engineer
5 3 (10.34%) Delivery Manager
5 3 (10.34%) IT Operations Manager
5 3 (10.34%) IT Services Delivery Manager
5 3 (10.34%) IT Services Manager
5 3 (10.34%) Operations Manager
5 3 (10.34%) Service Delivery Manager
5 3 (10.34%) Software Manager
6 1 (3.45%) Applications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.34%) EDI
2 1 (3.45%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.24%) IoT
2 2 (6.90%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.45%) Cloud Native
3 1 (3.45%) Data Centre
3 1 (3.45%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (3.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (58.62%) Continuous Improvement
2 16 (55.17%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (48.28%) Stakeholder Management
4 11 (37.93%) ITIL
5 10 (34.48%) ITSM
5 10 (34.48%) Service Delivery
5 10 (34.48%) Service Management
6 8 (27.59%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (27.59%) High Availability
6 8 (27.59%) Performance Monitoring
6 8 (27.59%) Problem Management
7 7 (24.14%) Data Protection
7 7 (24.14%) IT Strategy
7 7 (24.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 6 (20.69%) Mentoring
9 5 (17.24%) Change Management
9 5 (17.24%) Project Delivery
9 5 (17.24%) Project Management
10 4 (13.79%) Customer Service
10 4 (13.79%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) Java
1 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
1 1 (3.45%) Python
1 1 (3.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (24.14%) ITIL Certification
2 4 (13.79%) DBS Check
3 2 (6.90%) Degree
4 1 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (3.45%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (13.79%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (10.34%) ISO 9001
3 3 (10.34%) QA
4 1 (3.45%) GDPR
4 1 (3.45%) GRC
Systems Management
1 1 (3.45%) Control-M
1 1 (3.45%) Kibana
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (17.24%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.34%) IBM
2 3 (10.34%) Lotus
3 1 (3.45%) Dynatrace
3 1 (3.45%) Salesforce